A Teacher's Guide to Dry Ice Experiments in Chemistry
Chemistry students love dry ice! Use this easy-to-obtain substance to ignite student curiosity and teach a few things as well! Teach kinetic theory, …
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Teaching Middle School: Grades 6-8
Showing guides and explainers filed under Teaching Middle School: Grades 6-8.
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Lesson Plan: Teaching Infinitives Gerunds & Participles
This article explains verbal phrases in terms students can understand, and how teachers can approach gerunds, verbals, participles, and infinitives …
Continue ReadingBoggle is Perhaps the Greatest of Middle School Classroom Games & Activities
Whenever your middle school classroom of reluctant English learners seems to be shutting down, trick your kids into learning with a competitive and …
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Play Math Basketball in Class for Fun Math Practice: Great for Middle School Students
I see my friend Tom once every seven or eight years. The conversation always turns to a fun math lesson from sixth grade–math basketball. If a …
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Styles in Writing - Analyzing an Author's Style Lesson Plan
Help students create their writing style by analyzing the style of great authors.
Continue ReadingInteractive Classroom Activity: Collaborative Group Exercise to Check for Reading Comprehension
Interactive group activity in which students work together to answer questions on a particular passage read in class. Each student answers a question …
Continue ReadingComparison Shopping: Math Lesson Plan for Middle School Students
Shopping is a skill most adults take for granted. But being able to do comparison shopping takes time, practice and mathematical skills. This …
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Science Activity for an ESL Student in Your Regular Education Science Class
Here are some strategies to get the ESL students in your class involved and working on the material. Students will focus on key vocabulary and terms …
Continue ReadingTeaching Character Traits with an Acrostic Poem
A lesson plan that gives teachers an alternative to the traditional book report. Teach character traits to students by requiring the use of textual …
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Lesson Plan Measuring Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions
A chemical reaction is another name for a chemical change. This science lab will allow students to look at chemical reactions and how much energy they …
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